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Pontefract, Vereinigtes Königreich
08:59:24 PMTuesday, April 28, 2026 · Europe/London
Pontefract
Market town in West Yorkshire, England
Aktuelle Ortszeit
08:59:24 PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Zeitzone
BST
Europe/London · UTC+01:00
Nächster Feiertag
Early May Bank Holiday
Montag, 4. Mai 2026 · Public
Geschäftsüberschneidung jetzt
0 / 7
Reference markets are overlapping with Pontefract right now
Nächster Flughafen
LBA
Leeds Bradford Airport · 30 km
Indexierte Flughäfen
15
Curated airport references available for Vereinigtes Königreich
Snapshot at render time: 08:59:24 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 in Pontefract (UTC+01:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 118
Days Remaining
247
Current weather
9°C, Clear sky
Feels like 5°C · Humidity 71% · Wind 16 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:35 AM to 08:29 PM
Day length 14h 54m · Solar noon 01:02 PM
Next country holiday
Early May Bank Holiday
Montag, 4. Mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Pontefract local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
44.7K
Coordinates
53.69, -1.31
Timezone
Europe/London
Indexierte Flughäfen
15
Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
GBP (£)
Country area
244,376 km²
Read time for Pontefract from the Europe/London zone (BST, UTC+01:00); the city carries roughly 44.7K residents and ranks #285 among curated Vereinigtes Königreich entries.
Pontefract sits at 53.69°N, 1.31°W; that's the high mid-latitudes (Northern Hemisphere, ~5960 km from the equator) and the daylight pattern reflects long summer evenings and short winter afternoons.
Today the sun rises around 05:35 AM and sets around 08:29 PM in Pontefract — about 14h 54m of daylight. Vereinigtes Königreich observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Castleford (5 km from Pontefract) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 15 curated airport pages indexed for Vereinigtes Königreich.
Next country-wide schedule signal: Early May Bank Holiday on 2026-05-04, useful for handoff and coverage planning around Pontefract.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Timezone
BST
IANA Zone
Europe/London
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 118
Days Remaining
247
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+01:00
Algeria, Tunisia, Isle of Man, Ireland, United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Central African Republic
Other cities in this timezone
New York
-5h
Los Angeles
-8h
Dubai
+3h
Singapore
+7h
Tokyo
+8h
Sydney
+9h
São Paulo
-4h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Pontefract.
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| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 03:59 PM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 12:59 PM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 11:59 PM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 03:59 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 04:59 AM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 05:59 AM | +9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 04:59 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 30 km away
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 74 km away
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 96 km away
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 109 km away
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 141 km away
Castleford
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 5 km away
Kippax
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 9 km away
South Elmsall
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 11 km away
Wakefield
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 12 km away
Lofthouse
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 13 km away
Adwick le Street
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 16 km away
Ossett
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 18 km away
Darton
Vereinigtes Königreich
Approx. 18 km away
Pontefract liegt in der Zeitzone Europe/London (BST), mit einem UTC-Versatz von +01:00.
Ja, Pontefract beachtet derzeit die Sommerzeit (DST).
Der aktuelle UTC-Versatz für Pontefract ist UTC+01:00.
Pontefract sits at 53.69°N, 1.31°W in Vereinigtes Königreich, with about 44.7K residents (rank #285 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Pontefract is London, about 256 km away as the crow flies.
Castleford is the closest indexed city, roughly 5 km from Pontefract.
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 30 km from Pontefract.
Early May Bank Holiday is the next upcoming holiday in Vereinigtes Königreich, on Montag, 4. Mai 2026.
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census.
Reading Pontefract against the global hubs: London (~256 km), New York (~5,422 km), Dubai (~5,598 km) are the close ones, with Sydney (~16,933 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.
Pontefract sits inside Vereinigtes Königreich — the Northern Europe subregion, capital London, languages English, currency GBP (£).
The closest mapped neighbors of Pontefract are Castleford (5 km), Kippax (9 km), South Elmsall (11 km), Wakefield (12 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Pontefract: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, World Cup Bank Holiday. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Vereinigtes Königreich.
Closest curated airport references from Pontefract: LBA Leeds, West Yorkshire (30 km), MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester (74 km), EMA Nottingham, Leicestershire (96 km).
In 2004, CBS News releases evidence of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The photographs show rape and abuse from the American troops over Iraqi detainees.
UK pages work best when they frame London as a bridge market between North America, Europe, the Gulf, and India.
Leeds Bradford AirportLBA
Leeds, West Yorkshire · 30 km from Pontefract
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 47m
Manchester AirportMAN
Manchester, Greater Manchester · 74 km from Pontefract
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 51m
East Midlands AirportEMA
Nottingham, Leicestershire · 96 km from Pontefract
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 52m
Liverpool John Lennon AirportLPL
Liverpool · 109 km from Pontefract
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 53m
Birmingham AirportBHX
Birmingham, West Midlands · 141 km from Pontefract
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 56m
Exchange snapshot
1 GBP = 1.15 EUR · 1 GBP = 1.35 USD
As of 2026-04-28
On this day
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1996: Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
Coordination pulse
0 of 7 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
